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    Determination of Pathogenicity of Bacteria Isolated from Some Aquatic Amphibian and Reptile Species
    (Pleiades Publishing Inc, 2024) Karakas, I.; Dogru, N. Hacioglu; Gul, C.; Tosunoglu, M.
    Microflora of reptiles and amphibians pose a serious threat to the environment and humans, as these bacteria are more resistant to antimicrobials or have more virulence factors. In this study, we focused on the characterization of Gram-negative bacterial isolates obtained from Mauremys rivulata (Western Caspian turtle), Natrix natrix (Grass snake), Natrix tessellata (Dice snake) and Pelophylax bedriagae (Levantine frog) using cultural methods and determine some virulence factors (antibiotic resistance, VanA and TetM resistant genes, biofilm, siderophore and some enzymatic activities etc.). Multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) and virulence index (VI) of each strain were also calculated. A total of 85 Gram-negative isolates exhibited varying levels of antibiotic resistance and the ability to produce one or more extracellular enzymes such as amylase, lecithinase, protease, lipase, hemolysis, siderophore, amino acid decarboxylase and DNase. Although the TetM has been identified in all 7 isolates, none of the isolates have shown the presence of the VanA gene. According to MAR and VI results, most of the isolates were found to be in the high threat group and these indexes were correlated with antibiotic resistance. The study data revealed that chemicals used in industry and agriculture both trigger environmental pollution and pose risk factors for wildlife.
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    Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Porella pinnata L. Extract and Evaluation of Biological Activity
    (Pleiades Publishing Inc, 2024) Simsek, O.; Demir, N.; Erdener, D.; Karakas, I.; Dogru, N. Hacioglu
    Developing an eco-friendly method for producing nanomaterials is an area of significant research and commercial interest owing to its numerous applications in various disciplines. This study used a simple green synthesis approach to produce silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Porella pinnata L. aqueous extract. Phytochemical constituents of P. pinnata were identified by Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS). The optical, structural, and morphological characteristics of the AgNPs were found using UV visible absorption spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Zeta Potential, and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The AgNPs had an average size of 76-84 nm and were mostly spherical. Considering the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity results, both aqueous extract and AgNP have significant activities against different microorganisms based on the disc diffusion, broth microdilution, and antibiofilm methods. The P. pinnata and AgNPs extracts were significantly inhibited all test culture especially Acinetobacter baumanii ATCC 19606. The agarose gel electrophoresis method showed that extract and AgNP both cleaved DNA by hydrolytic and oxidative. Although both P. pinnata and AgNP extracts have dose-dependent antioxidant activity, AgNP is more effective. Thus, green synthesis AgNPs may be a new alternative therapeutic agent for infection therapy.